Neuro-Affirming Support for Autistic People: Some Basic Principles

Parents, care providers, and service users in the autistic care and support space are increasingly interested in “neurodivergent-friendly”, “neurodiversity-informed”, or “neuro-affirming” care. 
But what does this mean? 
What does neuro-affirming care and support look like? 
And how do we integrate the principles of neurodiversity with providing supports or interventions for autistic people?

In this talk, we’ll cover 
1) What the neurodiversity paradigm is, 
2) Why it’s so important to consider neurodiversity in the context of providing care and support to autistic (and, more broadly, all neurodivergent) people, 
3) What neuro-affirming care and support provision actually means, and what it looks like.